New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-09
MRS DRUMMOND FILL GO TO ENGLAND.



PROPERTY IN THE IN IEREsT OF HER CHILD.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Drummond. the wife OF the
unfortunate George Drummond, Vscount or fortn VS.
tied the tomb IN which her in Trinity Church
yard and laid upon it few flowers. Aferward she
went TO the office of the English Consul General The
purpose of her visit there 70 endeavor u secure pas
SAGE for herself ard little daughter TO England. The
Consul WAS out however Later in the day a TRIBUSE
reporter saw Drummond at the house OF friend.
Mrs De Weir at No Willow ST.. Brooklyn Mrs Drum
mond said that II her intention possible TO return
10 England relatives for the purpose or facing the
Earl Perth and disprovng the story OF her marriage
with her fathers coachman, in order to secure for her
lttls girl the property which would have been her
fathers mad he lived When questioned as tn how she
he working out at service when her father was
we,odo merchant, she said that she was engaged 10
q coachman. and left homo account OF her fathers
opposition bat she claimed she never married him. but
threw him for young Drummond She said that she
would accept anything from Georges relatives II lt
were offered intended to secure If possible Tor
her child her fathers personal property in England
Both Mrs Drummond and Mrs. d. Weir we're emphatic
IN their denuucaon OF Mr. Ireland the lawyer III whose
tomb George was buried. The later said 81 wish
were Il strong man for hour. would spend that
hour pounding John ireland" They claim that he mas
been constantly endeavorng induce George TO desert
his wife and child. Mrs Drumm0nd Is exceedingly poor
and 1t was said dill not the clothes she
hal on. since the publication OF her story sha mas re-
ceived numerous letters Of coincidence one OF he CON
tainlng n dollar bill. and several containing
Offers OF employment she e viii VIII resume ne w"rS
shr has been employed for some she said most de-
cedly that she would not ave up the caro- OF her ~
Mr Ireland the lawyer who hal befriended George
during part OF hts life In ths country was
seen at oice. No 40 Broadway. He SAID that the
Brtsh Consul nad received cable message from the
Earl instructing him 10 see George properly
Earl of Perth and to Mrs Francis Drummond an aunt
of George, telling them what had been doue. 10 DON
h., yrafe fhuti Pei
thing the little girl he could nave her place. IN
Protestant Episcopal asylum Within wsnyh'e miles srod
for at expense of not over $50 u year 1900.
beors i sas wh h mi FSt not Mr. ireland
wrote Earl OF Perth. asking what he shon 90 IN
Georges death In reply he received the Hollow
ing letter:
DOUGLAS HOUSE. Petersham. Surrey March 1887
reacis ma On MSnia mSraing last onIt wis., could
do omrthng At once Pa can neither n SEQ o s To- m at
present Out have uncle aunt to see what
fellow ,oald he not recover buried At NeslOTS
would be very you would attend his funeral can
not help 10 nS ne may ge ;n 70 me not 10 have IL
in 20 do anything or HIM oul tne nnmeIo "a W.
have heard iron his uncle Francis Drnmmond
VIII telegraph If they have not ALREADY tegSr pd yS"
Yours truly, fE"Ih''"tlFo"i
From tns would appear that Georges oIdy vail not be
fearing that he might not recovcr he seemed OF
a recOnciliau with his grandfather. ana friend OF
his in This city wrote TO the Earl Of erth to see II It
could dot be pisheh IN reply he received letter
the Earl, in which he said that George llluro
rested with himsef-une-s he would give up that or
noe woman taey could do noticing Tor MIN II ne
would give her ami return. he might easily marry
some girl GOOD family with ortdne. anu all "ohli
be well with him. The letter also said that his aant had
written George, Offering 10 nav his passage To- hsii1 II
he would accede tn his faniIy's wishes. THIS George
would do. however and tho attempted reconciliation
failed. H.
Mr. ireland stated Saturday that George Drummonds
mother died in Ssh but Mrs. Drn nmold dent thls
aud saws that his mother Is living IN south America
According her story. hts mother eloped with apt an
Blakely OF the English Army me inventor OF me bsy
gun. She says that they went 10 Lama, Peru
and that his mother Is still hvng there. Inc
father was a hard driikcr and poisoned himself
soon after the disgrace caused bv MS wtes elhpe-
meni. Mrs Drummondis anxious To have GEORGE. boiy
removed tn Greenwood Gene ery. where Their htle son
Malcolm buried. and Is Is unde that the Csleio
MIA Club Brooklyn will help her To accomplish her
ght that ths pre-ldent
the club had called at No. SO hildaghst.. where she
formerly lived that the ianilaiy had told him that
Mrs DrumnOnd had gone To tue country Tor week ehe
did wat lie wanted o her. hut Thought prop
able il was in relation 10 her husbands removal